Higher Education Briefing - Risks, their management and good governance

A virtual session for senior university staff and non-executives on the sector, the risks, regulatory requirements and best practice example

By Uniac

Date and time

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:00 - 09:00 PDT

Location

Online

Agenda

2:00 PM - 2:10 PM

Introduction

Anthony Carey, Uniac Chair

Introduction and housekeeping

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Sector Assessment and Regulatory Update

Nolan Smith OBE, Director of Resources and Finance, OfS

Nolan will cover his assessment of higher education government policy, the HE sector and how it might evolve, sector financial context, current risks (and opportunities), including expectations on in...

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

Risks across and beyond the sector & ‘Top ten’ good practice questions

Helen Thorne, Senior Audit and Assurance Consultant

Richard Young, Executive Director

Helen leads Uniac’s annual risk and risk register benchmarking exercise – culminating in the issuing of two reports – one covering the main sector risks drawn from institutions across the sector – an...

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

Cyber risks – attack patterns from the sector and elsewhere

Tim Rawlins, Director and Senior Advisor, NCC Group

NCC Group is a global cyber and software resilience business operating across multiple sectors, geographies and technologies. The Group assesses, develops and manages cyber threats across an increasi...

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Anthony Carey - Chair, Uniac Board

About this event

Join speakers reviewing the sector’s position, the challenges and opportunities facing audit and risk committees and suggestions surrounding effective governance practices

This session will be relevant to:

• Governing body and audit committee members who have a key oversight and governance role within institutions

• Senior university management and staff with responsibility for governance, compliance, risk, academic quality, and student experience.

Organised by

Uniac

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